In another room of the Chu family.
In the room sat a withered old man, who was the head of the Chu family, Chu Changying.
He had been waiting here for news from Chu Yuanji.
Creak!
The next moment, the room door opened, and Chu Changying immediately cast his gaze over and said, "Fourth son, what did Po Xiao say?"
"Grandfather, Po Xiao was just trying to probe the Chu family's strength!"
"I've already managed to fool him away."
Chu Yuanji quickly replied, a disdainful smile appearing on his face.
Everyone outside was spreading rumors about how powerful and troublesome Po Xiao was, but after meeting him today, Chu Yuanji thought Po Xiao was nothing special.
Wasn't he easily sent away with a few words?
Thinking back to the rumors outside, they were truly just gossip.
Seeing the smile on Chu Yuanji's face, Chu Changying's brows furrowed.
He knew his own grandson very well; he understood what the other was thinking.
The next moment, he glanced at Chu Yuanji and sighed, "Fourth son, don't underestimate Po Xiao. You must understand that rumors don't arise from nothing. If Po Xiao had no real ability, why would others dare to spread such stories?"
"I understand, Grandfather."
Chu Yuanji agreed respectfully on the surface, but inwardly he scoffed. Seeing is believing. In his opinion, Po Xiao was truly not impressive!
Chu Yuanji's attitude successfully deceived Chu Changying.
Chu Changying pondered for a moment and then said, "You may go. Send someone to notify the Kong family and remind them that Po Xiao might test them, so they shouldn't reveal any weaknesses!"
"Grandfather, is that necessary!"
"The Kong family isn't a child; they should know how to handle it."
"Besides, if we interact too much, it's likely to expose us and attract more suspicion from the Dark Association. Therefore..."
Upon hearing Chu Changying's words, Chu Yuanji quickly interjected.
The Chu family and the Kong family had a long-standing animosity. As a member of the Chu family, he naturally harbored resentment towards such matters.
Honestly, he was now looking forward to the Dark Association taking care of the Kong family. At that point, no other family in Xiyin City would be able to contend with the Chu family.
"Nonsense, the Chu family and the Kong family are in the same boat now. We rise and fall together. This matter cannot be taken lightly!"
"Hurry up and go!"
With Chu Changying's roar, Chu Yuanji trembled slightly and quickly agreed.
Within the Chu family, he could disregard anyone, but he feared only his own grandfather.
...
Dark Association Branch, in a room.
After visiting the Chu family, Ye Cangtian and Lan Yue returned here, not going directly to the Kong family.
He felt that the meaning of going to the Kong family was essentially gone.
Since the Chu family had given such a statement, the Kong family, who was colluding with them, would likely say the same.
Rather than listening to more nonsense, it was better to come back and rest, and wait for the information that Sha Ying and the other two were gathering.
On the other side, Lan Yue took a sip of water and leaned closer, saying, "Junior brother, I didn't quite understand what you did today..."
Lan Yue always spoke her mind to Ye Cangtian.
In the past, if there was even the slightest hint of suspicion, Ye Cangtian would aggressively uncover the truth.
But today, Ye Cangtian didn't do that; instead, he took her away. Thus, she truly didn't know what Ye Cangtian was up to.
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and said, "I have already obtained the information I wanted, but the Chu family is different from the Xue family in Dongjiang City..."
In Ye Cangtian's opinion, although the Chu family and the Xue family were both top families in the same city, their situations were completely different.
The Xue family had openly attacked the Dark Association in Dongjiang City, so it was only natural for the Dark Association to deal with them.
However, at that time, the Anti-Dark Alliance was stationed in Dongjiang City, and Ye Cangtian had taken over the Xue family under the identity of Grim Reaper.
Now that the Anti-Dark Alliance was not present, he had no need to use the identity of Grim Reaper.
Furthermore, the Chu family's attitude towards the Dark Association, on the surface, was still very supportive.
In this case, it would be difficult for the Dark Association to deal with the Chu family without a valid reason.
Therefore, without concrete evidence, Ye Cangtian chose to leave and not act against the Chu family for now.
As for his purpose for visiting the Chu family today.
It was to verify the information transmitted by Sha Ying and see if the Chu family had any problems.
He had already received the answer from Chu Yuanji's attitude.
When Chu Yuanji first met them, his attitude was arrogant.
But when the topic of the Guangming Hall was brought up, he quickly expressed his willingness to die with the Dark Association. This sudden change made him smell a problem.
Since he had already obtained the desired answer, there was no need for him to linger. Once he had sufficient evidence, he could deal with the Chu family.
Hearing this, Lan Yue finally understood everything, and she asked, "You didn't go to the Kong family because you were worried about encountering this situation?"
Ye Cangtian smiled at Lan Yue and said, "Smart..."
...
Time passed quietly, and three days went by in a flash.
Ye Cangtian's side had been secretly collecting evidence on the Chu and Kong families, and at the same time, he had thoroughly investigated all the families in the city.
The results were quite satisfactory. As of now, apart from the Kong and Chu families, other families were still law-abiding.
Even if some families had some restless thoughts, they quieted down after Po Xiao's visit.
They were still very wary of Po Xiao's reputation. With Po Xiao around, they absolutely dared not act recklessly.
As for the Guangming Squad, after he arrived at this branch, they had stopped attacking the branch, likely not wanting to cause unnecessary casualties.
Thus, on the surface, Xiyin City seemed to have returned to peace, but it was not until the third day that the peace was broken again.
With the arrival of a warhorse, the Dark Association branch became agitated once more.
Shortly after, Ye Cangtian's room door was knocked.
The person who came was none other than Zi Long, who was temporarily in charge here.
"Po Xiao, Lord Kong Ling has sent an envoy, asking you to go over!"
Zi Long got straight to the point without any unnecessary words.
However, a mischievous smile appeared on his face. This envoy's arrival was too timely.
If the envoy had come a few days later, the credit for this operation would have been snatched by Po Xiao.
Hmm?
Hearing Zi Long's words, Ye Cangtian's brows immediately furrowed.
He really wanted to know who this person was to have such a presence!
Of course, what he wanted to know more was what kind of news Kong Ling had brought!
Thinking this, he glanced at Zi Long and slowly said, "Alright, I'll go with you."
After speaking, Ye Cangtian glanced at Lan Yue beside him, giving her a look, signaling her not to follow, and to wait here.
...
As soon as he followed Zi Long to the main hall.
Ye Cangtian's gaze immediately turned grim. In his vision, he saw a familiar figure, who was none other than Gu Hai.
Damn it, he still hasn't learned his lesson!
Ye Cangtian muttered to himself. Before, in Dongjiang City, he had taught Gu Hai a lesson for similar matters.
But he didn't expect that the other party not only hadn't learned his lesson but was also playing such a trick now, even using Zi Long as a messenger, which was becoming increasingly arrogant.
"Haha, isn't this Lord Po Xiao?"
"I thought you would teach Zi Long a lesson? Why did you come? You've really disappointed me!"
On the other side, as soon as Gu Hai saw Po Xiao, he burst into laughter, his voice filled with contempt.
He wasn't targeting Zi Long; instead, he wanted to use the incident of Po Xiao teaching Zi Long a lesson to deepen Kong Ling's dissatisfaction with Po Xiao.
Damn it, what does this have to do with me!
As the voice fell, Zi Long's eyes flashed with anger. Originally, he had welcomed the other party's arrival, thinking that someone could finally control Po Xiao.
But now, hearing these words, Gu Hai was even scheming against his own allies, truly not a good person!
"Hehe, I thought you would restrain yourself after the last lesson."
"But I didn't expect you to become even more arrogant."
"Can I take this as you wanting me to teach you a lesson again?"
Ye Cangtian wore a smile of disdain, moving his hands as if warming up, ready to teach the other party a lesson.
Heh heh!
Hearing this, Zi Long looked at Gu Hai with a hint of mockery in his eyes, thinking to himself, "What are you pretending to be a big shot for? Haven't you been taught a lesson by Po Xiao?"